Megan Pace
Crofton,MD
Summary
Self-starting individual with robust clinical, technical, leadership, administrative, regulatory, research, and educational experience. For the past decade, my focus has predominantly been in sleep medicine in the neonate, pediatric, and adult settings. Interested in pursuing teaching opportunities.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Data Quality Coordinator
Infinite Legacy
Baltimore, MD
06.2022 - Current
- Developed relationships with various hospitals in the DMV region to improve data sharing and regulatory compliance related to organ/tissue donation
- Worked closely with clinical teams to develop solutions that accurately determined timeliness of organ/tissue donation referrals from hospitals
- Responsible for monthly UNOS/UNET regulatory reporting
- Identified and resolved technical issues with regulatory reporting
- Responsible for weekly organizational email that reports missing data required by clinical teams
- Currently working to automate this process
- Working with DMV hospitals to standardize reporting of decedents
- Reconcile reported decedents with internal EMR system
- Identify where improvements can be made in various processes and propose solutions
- Trained incoming employees on various processes.
Sleep Lab Manager - RPSGT - Sleep Study Scorer
Colorado Pulmonary Intensivists
Littleton, CO
10.2016 - 12.2023
- Effectively built an accredited sleep lab, developed and implemented policies and procedures, managed all administrative, technical, regulatory, educational, and clinical components
- Interviewed, hired, trained and supervised a team of sleep technologists, fostering an environment of collaboration and continuous improvement
- Worked with insurance companies to obtain prior authorization of sleep studies
- Developed and implemented a PAP clinic
- Developed and implemented HST program
- This practice specialized in complex sleep apnea, central sleep apnea, and ASV
- Scored in-lab and home sleep studies.
RPSGT - Sleep Study Scorer
Children's Hospital Colorado
Denver, CO
05.2021 - 05.2022
- Scored neonate and pediatric sleep studies
- Performed MSLTs
- Applied research protocols when indicated
- Promoted a collaborative work environment by sharing expertise with fellow technologists.
Sleep Lab Supervisor - RPSGT
Presbyterian St. Luke's Medical Center & Rocky Mountain Hospital
Denver, CO
06.2015 - 06.2018
- Solely responsible for managing the administrative, clinical, and technical components of PSL/RMHC's sleep lab
- Developed policies and procedures, maintained AASM/CMS/JCAHO standards, and successfully navigated reaccreditation
- Interviewed, hired, trained, and supervised sleep technologists while maintaining a high retention rate
- Developed relationships with community physicians to improve referral rates
- Worked closely with C-suite executives to resolve productivity variances
- Specialized in complex sleep apnea, central sleep apnea, neonates/infants, and complex patients.
RPSGT - Sleep Study Scorer
National Jewish Health
Denver, CO
03.2011 - 03.2016
- Acquisition and scoring technologist
- Implemented various research protocols for the sleep department, provided patient education
- Trained technologists
- Developed and improved upon policies and procedures
- Worked in PAP and HST clinics
- Educated patients via classroom about sleep disorders.
Education
Undergraduate in Computer Science -
Anne Arundel Community College
Arnold, MD08.2024
B.S. in Health Science -
Kaplan University
Undergraduate in Health Science -
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UTSkills
- Teaching/Training
- Sleep Lab Management
- Sleep Study Scoring
- Program Development
- RPSGT Certification
- Regulatory Compliance
- Development and Implementation of Policies & Procedures
- Process Improvement
- EHR/Sleep Acquisition Programs
Certification
- RPSGT, 05/01/18, 05/01/28
- BLS Certification, 05/01/21, 05/01/23
- Maryland RPSGT License, 04/01/22, 05/01/23, Z000607
Timeline
Data Quality Coordinator
Infinite Legacy
06.2022 - Current
RPSGT - Sleep Study Scorer
Children's Hospital Colorado
05.2021 - 05.2022
Sleep Lab Manager - RPSGT - Sleep Study Scorer
Colorado Pulmonary Intensivists
10.2016 - 12.2023
Sleep Lab Supervisor - RPSGT
Presbyterian St. Luke's Medical Center & Rocky Mountain Hospital
06.2015 - 06.2018
RPSGT - Sleep Study Scorer
National Jewish Health
03.2011 - 03.2016
Undergraduate in Computer Science -
Anne Arundel Community College
B.S. in Health Science -
Kaplan University
Undergraduate in Health Science -
University of Utah